ALAMEDA, California (April 27, 2009) -- After surviving one of the lowest 36 hole cuts in “Commuters” history, 50 golfers teed off over the final weekend to determine who will be champion of the 82nd Annual Alameda Commuters Golf Tournament.

After hot weather and winds dried out the Earl Fry course throughout the week, the final 36 holes were played in breezy, but ideal course condition with tough pins and longer than normal rough.

All 50 players started the day within 8 shots of co-medalists Reid Scarff (69-70) and Chris Ellis (68-68).

After 72 holes, Taylor Travis, Chris Ellis and Garret True were tied at 7 under par – 277. All three players swapped the lead on the back nine. And after Taylor’s 67, True’s 70, and Ellis’ 65, all three were tied. Ellis’ round of 65, it should be noted, ended with a three putt bogey from 18 feet on the last hole.

All three players took the first tee for a 3 way play-off in front of 200 people in the gallery. After a bogey 5 on the first hole dropped Ellis, Travis and True went to the 480 yard par 5 second. After Travis’s 290 yard fairway shot landed pin high, True, from a tough lie, hit his second shot in the water. After a drop, True’s 93 yard 4th shot landed in the cup only to spin out and hang on the lip. Travis two-putted for a birdie and the win!

In the Senior Division, Alameda favorite and 6-time Commuters champion, Bob Blomberg fired a rounds of 76-76 = 152. With the Alameda Commuters Senior Division Championship presenting one of the strongest fields in Northern California. It was Jim Knoll who became the winner of the 22nd Annual Alameda Commuter Seniors.

* All 40 members of the Alameda Commuters Committee were on hand to assist the players in all facets of play - from player check-in to on course marshals. Jack Cummings, whose decades of committee membership should not go unrecognized, set the course up for a solid, but fair test of golf.

* An extra special note of thanks goes to John Vest and Kemper Sports for their hard work and dedication and for taking care of all of the important details in getting the Earl Fry Course in championship conditions.

Complete Results follow:

CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION

Player

72-Hole Score

Travis, Taylor

277*

Ellis, Christopher

277

True, Garrett

277

Galletti, Nicolo'

280

Reinsberg, Rick

280

Woo, Min

280

Chung, Steven

280

Scarff, Reid

280

Travers, Scott

281

Hardy, Scott

282

Briones, Carlos

282

DeMeter, Sean

282

Jojola, Domingo

282

Marin, Nicolas

282

Jensen, Chris

283

Miller, Mathew

283

Kallerud, Bjorn

283

Carson, Dennis

284

Machi, Anthony

284

Cone, Daniel

286

Haggen, Andrew

286

Hess, Scott

286

Kitayama, Kurt

286

Core, Jamie

286

Mindirgasov, Andrey

286

Swenson, Brian

287

Barrera, Anthony

287

Summers, Neil

287

Schuyler, Josiah

288

Neary, Bobby

288

Sako, Nick

289

Nevin, Andy

289

Wentworth, Kevin

289

Biggadike, Andrew

290

Park, Bobby

290

Hanavan, Bruce

291

Hexner, Devin

291

Marin, Chris

291

Ichikawa, Adam

292

Sheikh, Noah

292

Pineo, Jake

293

Galletti, Roberto

293

Smoot, Stephen

294

Pitts, Robbie

295

Lasher, Prabhjot

297

Baxter, Jonny

297

Maliwal, Akshay

297

* Won on 2nd Playoff Hole

SENIOR DIVISION

Player

36-Hole Total

Knoll, Jim

141

Balatti, Paul

142

Jensen, Herb

143

Johnson, Doug

145

Enright, John

145

Abbott, Frank

146

Vanier, Gary

146

Burda, Jeff

147

Rowland, Bob

147

Miller, Mark

147

Bieber, Dan

148

Pellegrini, Ray

148

Olds, Bob

148

Adolph, Rob

148

Lyons, Tom

149

Wilmer, Tony

149

Zanassi, Joe

149

Selkirk, Carl

151

Thompson, Rob

151

Raymer, Marshall

151

Donnelly, Michael

151

O'Grady, Tom

152

Blomberg, Bob

152

Moren, Peter

152

Gaughan, Kevin

152

Massier, Rex

153

Whitmore, Richard

153

Berg, Bob

153

Callan, Bob

155

Carroll, J. David

155

Guerin, Jay

155

Johnson, Ron

155

Ono, James

155

Early, Jeff

155

Heath, Ford

156

Swanson, Bruce

157

Wiley, Ronald

157

Miles, Gary

157

Pearson, Neal

158

Ladd, Doug

158

Beesley, Chuck

159

Ackerman, Robert

159

Keehan, Garth

160

Reed, Bob

160

Stewart, Earl

161

Faucett, Casey

171

ABOUT THE Alameda Commuters

What's in a name? In the case of the Alameda
Commuters Championship, the logo of the
almost 90
year old tournament would be a dead
giveaway. It's
a steam ferry, which was the only way to
"commute"
to San Francisco from the East Bay before the
Bay
Bridge was built. Started as an informal event
-- the
original first prize was a bag of nails -- the
tournament has grown into one of the top
independent events in California.

A
dedicated tournament committee prides itself
on
running the two weekend, 72-hole competition
as if
it were a PGA Tour event. Two of the best
public
courses at the city-owned Chuck Corica Golf
Complex
are prepared with care. Slick greens, Sunday
pins,
and even that rarity in amateur golf –
spectators are
all part of the fun. The roped-off scoreboard is
a
particular area of pride for the "green jackets"
who
were wearing dark green blazers before they
were
made popular by another tournament you
might be
aware of in Augusta Georgia. The 250 player
championship division is cut to 50 and ties for
the
second weekend, at which time the 36-hole
senior
division tees off to join them. A notable recent
past
champion, and scoring record holder, is PGA
Tour
player Matt Bettencourt.

Note: The
Senior
Division is 36 holes, played on second
weekend.
Online registration is only available for
Championship Division. Seniors should
email Bob
bg
olf@comcast.net for an entry form.